12:08 AM,
Jan. 10, 2014

Wynford's Austin Shutler steals the ball away from Josh Plieninger in the first half at Ontario.

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Former North Central Conference boys basketball rivals Ontario and Wynford met on the court for the final time Wednesday night, with the undefeated Warriors taking care of business, 74-43.

Ontario's defense forced 24 turnovers on the Royals, 17 off of steals, allowing them to go on a number of runs, outscoring Wynford 26-8 in the second quarter alone to take a 42-18 halftime advantage.

"Defensively, we were able to create offense off of our defense by creating some turnovers, and just pushing," Warriors coach Joe Balogh said. "Towards the end of a couple of quarters, we got some key steals ...